I wouldn't say the Final Four Run was fluke, they simply got hot for a two week stretch, exactly what it takes for any team to get to the final four, otherwise the four best teams in the country would make it every year.
We have finished in the top 4 of the SEC three of the last four years, and have what to show for it? What does that amount to if you don't make the NCAAT? Absolutely nothing. Just like this year, we are one game above .500 but some are praising FM coaching them to a 16-15 record this year... Seriously?!?!
Some might complain about not getting five stars, but I question when you can't fend off Vandy, Arkansas, Tennessee, Bama and other non basketball powers for in-state talent... Not to point out facts but FM classes have averaged in the 60s nationally, this past years was saved in the 50s because Lawson reclassified.
You give Frank next year to make it to the tournament or you move on. I think he is a good coach, but you have to have wins besides moral victories and "Fourth in the SEC". And while you might think that coaches aren't looking to come here, I can assure you that many coaches would die to get a power 5 coaching opportunity.